Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012 Asian tiger shrimp. (Credit / with permission from: Ryan Werner.) The recent rise in sightings of non-native Asian tiger shrimp off the U.S. Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts has government scientists working to determine the cause of the increase and the possible consequences for native[Read More…]

USFWS – Coastal Plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012.  A  virtual oil slick has oozed across the National Audubon Society website since April 20,  the second anniversary of BP’s Deepwater Horizon explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. On the last day of the campaign, April 26,[Read More…]

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012.  Data from NASA’s Cassini mission reveal Saturn’s moon Phoebe has more planet-like qualities than previously thought. Scientists had their first close-up look at Phoebe when Cassini began exploring the Saturn system in 2004. Using data from multiple spacecraft instruments and a computer model of the moon’s chemistry,[Read More…]

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012 – Scientific and environmental groups summarized their comments on the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed finding that palm oil should not qualify for inclusion in the EPA’s Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS).  While the organizations agreed with the EPA’s conclusion not to include palm oil, they argued that EPA’s[Read More…]

EU–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2012.  Five years of Mars Express gravity mapping data are providing unique insights into what lies beneath the Red Planet’s largest volcanoes. The results show that the lava grew denser over time and that the thickness of the planet’s rigid outer layers varies across the Tharsis region.  The[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2012.  At the Third Clean Energy Ministerial in London today, the U.S. Department of Energy announced a three-part plan to help implement the Clean Energy Education and Empowerment initiative or “C3E” – a Ministerial program aimed at attracting more women to clean energy careers and supporting  their advancement[Read More…]

LONDON–(ENEWSPF)–26 April 2012 – Leaders from the 23-government Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM) and the UN Secretary-General’s Sustainable Energy for All initiative (SE4All) today outlined specific commitments by participating countries and private sector leaders which will promote improved energy efficiency, renewable energy technologies, and increased energy access around the world. The[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2012.  Beyond Pesticides joins over 30 co-sponsors for the 10th annual National Healthy Schools Day in urging Federal and State governments to step up to improve the environmental health of schools nationwide. Though a growing number of states are beginning to address risks to children in schools,[Read More…]

Committee blocks Clean Water Act protections in government funding bill Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012.  In its bill funding the federal government, the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee passed this afternoon an amendment to block Clean Water Act policies to protect the waters of the United States. “Clean water is critical[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2012. Researchers at Portland State University have found that the cultivation of corn genetically engineered (GE) to express the insecticidal soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) has negative impacts on beneficial soil life. The research team, led by PhD student Tanya Cheeke, was interested in determining whether the[Read More…]